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Author Topic: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Rangers of Gondor.  (Read 30070 times)

Offline MysteryMachine

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Hobbits!
« Reply #165 on: July 09, 2023, 02:20:12 PM »
These are fantastic miniatures!
They are so tiny, but have come out so well, and your painting is really effective, especially considering their size.

I think you have a very good idea for colours.
I am planning to use 15mm human figures for halflings, but I don't think they will look nearly as good as this.

Offline Pattus Magnus

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Hobbits!
« Reply #166 on: July 09, 2023, 04:18:28 PM »
The scale looks just right and your painting is good. I think they’re a great way to do the fellowship in a under-served scale!

Offline blacksmith

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Hobbits!
« Reply #167 on: July 09, 2023, 04:38:02 PM »
These are fantastic miniatures!
They are so tiny, but have come out so well, and your painting is really effective, especially considering their size.

I think you have a very good idea for colours.
I am planning to use 15mm human figures for halflings, but I don't think they will look nearly as good as this.
Thank you Tom! As you know, I was also about ordering some 15mm humans from Ral Parth but 13.50 GBP for shipping has put me down as I my order was for just 6 GBP! So 3D printing for me I'm afraid.

Offline blacksmith

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Hobbits!
« Reply #168 on: July 09, 2023, 04:40:39 PM »
The scale looks just right and your painting is good. I think they’re a great way to do the fellowship in a under-served scale!
Yes, 3D printing is perfect for getting those models you couldn't get otherwise, and not only in 1/72 scale; right now there are a lot of people making 10mm fantasy armies for Warmaster or 15mm for WH40K and Epic for example.
Cheers!

Offline blacksmith

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Hobbits!
« Reply #169 on: July 12, 2023, 11:40:39 PM »
Well, keeping painting the Felowship of the Ring now I've painted Aragorn and Boromir. Next it will be Legolas and Gimli.

The tunics are Vallejo US Dark Green and the Elven cloaks Vallejo Field Grey. They cannnot be distinguished well in the pictures but they do in real.

These pictures have more light than the ones with the Hobbits as the sun was shining when I took them. Remember they are 1/72 scale and not 28 mm.



« Last Edit: July 13, 2023, 04:50:27 PM by blacksmith »

Offline MysteryMachine

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Hobbits!
« Reply #170 on: July 12, 2023, 11:59:45 PM »
Superb! Not only do you have great painting skills, but also you can manage to run a 3D printer effectively!

Your Aragorn and Boromir look amazing. The Vallejo military colours have some great uses in fantasy - I have been trying various uniform colours as skin tones for orcs and goblins.

I am looking forward to seeing the completed Fellowship very much.

3D printers are a bit of a game-changer. I hope to share some of the figures printed for me by Marcin in Poland when I have finished painting them.

Offline blacksmith

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Hobbits!
« Reply #171 on: July 13, 2023, 04:51:53 PM »
Superb! Not only do you have great painting skills, but also you can manage to run a 3D printer effectively!

Your Aragorn and Boromir look amazing. The Vallejo military colours have some great uses in fantasy - I have been trying various uniform colours as skin tones for orcs and goblins.

I am looking forward to seeing the completed Fellowship very much.

3D printers are a bit of a game-changer. I hope to share some of the figures printed for me by Marcin in Poland when I have finished painting them.
Thank you Tom. I'm looking forward to seeing your painted printed figures.

Offline Philotep

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Aragorn and Boromir.
« Reply #172 on: July 13, 2023, 05:49:14 PM »
That's great! It could almost convince me to buy a 3Dprinter... if I could forget about the thousands of 1/72 soft plastic figures already waiting in the cellar  :?

The result is so good that your figures could easily be seen as 28mm. Congratulations!

Offline blacksmith

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Aragorn and Boromir.
« Reply #173 on: July 13, 2023, 05:51:25 PM »
That's great! It could almost convince me to buy a 3Dprinter... if I could forget about the thousands of 1/72 soft plastic figures already waiting in the cellar  :?

The result is so good that your figures could easily be seen as 28mm. Congratulations!
Do not buy a 3d printer or you'll get hundreds of minis to paint! Just order a few printed figures from time to time as I do.
Cheers Phil

Offline blacksmith

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Aragorn and Boromir.
« Reply #174 on: July 24, 2023, 01:50:37 PM »
Two more for the Fellowship of the Ring in 1/72; next Gandalf and Gollum. I love these figures but especially Legolas as he is very dynamic




I'm happy how he turned out. I used Vallejo paints. He's got Russian uniform for his trousers, Reflective green for his tunic and German Fieldgrey for his cloak. Then flat brown for boots, flat Earth for bow and Mahoganey for leather straps and belt.


Here it is a comparative shot with one 1/72 soft plastic Caesar Elf. Legolas is slightly less taller than the Caesar's one because he has no integrated base.

« Last Edit: July 26, 2023, 10:50:45 AM by blacksmith »

Offline Philotep

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Aragorn and Boromir.
« Reply #175 on: July 24, 2023, 02:04:02 PM »
Nice figures, once again! Legolas is my favourite too.

Offline manic _miner

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Legolas and Gimli.
« Reply #176 on: July 25, 2023, 05:00:03 PM »
 Great work on these.
 Have you seen the next sets of figures coming from Dark Alliance?I think you will like them.
 https://www.drumandflag.co.uk/collections/future-releases/products/dark-alliance-future-releases?variant=44216076239070

Offline blacksmith

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Legolas and Gimli.
« Reply #177 on: July 25, 2023, 05:12:09 PM »
Great work on these.
 Have you seen the next sets of figures coming from Dark Alliance?I think you will like them.
 https://www.drumandflag.co.uk/collections/future-releases/products/dark-alliance-future-releases?variant=44216076239070
Thank you.
Yes, I have seen them. If they release a Mumakil then I'll make a full army of Haradrim. The same goes for Gondor, when they release Gondor infantry.

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Legolas and Gimli.
« Reply #178 on: July 25, 2023, 06:28:26 PM »
Looking mighty sharp!


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Offline blacksmith

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Re: Lord of the Rings in 1/72 scale. Legolas and Gimli.
« Reply #179 on: July 25, 2023, 08:55:21 PM »
Looking mighty sharp!
Thank you! That's quite a compliment coming from from you  :)

 

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